Forum: France

Hi all! That's my first post so I will try to give you all the information I have for your next travel in France. I found out a blog “Share your tips” about France so that people can post comments about their travel experience and give tips about...

Hello. I am looking at obtaining some tickets for the Catalan Dragons/Wigan rugby match on July 4. However, the website does not have them on there. Any suggestions? I tried e-mailing both the tourisim office and the rugby site, but perhaps they...

We will be in perpignan area july 4-july 15, coming from the states. Any running races, such as 5ks or 10ks or anything like that any of you know of many thanks in advance.?

Thank you for looking at my thread! Two years ago in Paris I bought very special, beautiful earrings in Galeries Lafayette. I wore them almost every day, until my dear baby son must have pulled on one and I lost it! I still have the other one. It...

Hello everyone- This seems like a great forum! I was wondering if someone might be able to do me a favor. My wife and I were married last December, and we honeymooned in Paris. While visiting Rue Cler, we happened upon a little stationery store...

I've found a number of different passes for Paris museums and metro use, we'll be there for 6 days. Quite a range of costs and often vague descriptions of what it can be used for. Any opinions on which is best for 4 to 6 days?

I will be going to paris in july and our meeting will be at the congress center (I'm doing this for my husband so don't know all the details) I believe it's called the congress center - do yall know any good hotels that's near the congress center...

We will be doing a three night stay in Paris before our cruise in September 2010 and are confused about all the districts or arrondisements (sp). Which one would be the right one to stay in to see most of the sights by foot or by metro? thanks for...

We have been to paris several times and stayed at the Mansart Hotel. Since the rates seem quite excessive we are thinking of other arr. to stay. Has anyone stayed in the Latin Quarter and, if so, could suggest hotels and how easy to navigate...

who then has the information about a good hotel in Ile Rouge or Ajaccio very Interest tip people have visited there

Hi, We, family of four (husband, wife, 2 daughters – 21 and 10), are planning a trip to Paris and Italy in mid August, 2010. I have seen this forum as one of the best places to get right information. This is my first trip to Europe and I want to...

Hello everyone! I will be travelling through France mid feb. I'll be arriving in Paris. I plan on making my way down south and then heading to Italy. Spain is also an interest of mine. This will be my first time in Europe. I don't have any strict...

I need some help figuring this out. I'm arriving in CDG, Terminal 2A at 1.40 pm from Sao Paulo, and I need to take another flight to Milan in Terminal 2B which leaves at 5.10 pm. According to the airline (Easy Jet) I must check in 40 min before...

Greetings travelers! In the "getting around on the Metro" thread, Traveler Gripper followed through on the warning of another traveler regarding pickpockets. I thought the topic was important enough to warrant a thread all its own because the...

We are staying in Biarritz with a surfer buddy and his son...My whole faamily! what can we bring from NY? Bourbon and

I will be traveling to France during the holidays, and then off to Italy to meet my daughters soon to be parents-in-law. After 11 years we finally meet! I would like to take some Oregon wine to them. How many bottles can I take duty free and do I...

Hi - can anyone give me any advice on travelling from gare du nord to paris montparnasse, alone, with a baby, pushchair and bag? The metro journey seems straightforward enough but will I encounter steps and is the metro as pushchair / wheelchair...

Is there no way to travel from Monte Carlo to St. Paul de Vence? I have searched the internet and cannot find how to get from Monte Carlo to St. Paul de Vence by bus or train. Is this not possible to do? I really want to spend the day in St. Paul de...

I know I am slightly late, but I hadn't decided to go ahead with this till just this week: So I'll be visiting France for around 20 days this November. I would ideally like to cover as much of the place as I can, but I have a huge budget...

Hello everyone! This is going to sound like a very strange question/reason for visiting the board here. But I was looking for some Paris/France "Experts" that could help me with a project. For christmas I would like to make a Callage/Scrap Page...

Has anyone ever travelled with Oddysseys Unlimited? If so, would you please give me some feedback. My wife and I have used Rick Steves company twice and been generally satisfied, but have head that Odysseys is comparable but stays at more upscale...

I am planning my first trip abroad to France to backpack for 3 weeks, next July/ Early August. I plan to Leave Paris immediatly upon landing and head by rail to Lyon, and explore the Rhone Alps region first, head down to Provence, then the Riviera,...

I am going to be in Lyon for 2 to 3 weeks starting the end of September. I would like to make some day trips as well as a trip into Switzerland. Any idea's ?

I was hoping to get together some people for a tour of deeper France at the end of September. It will cover the Champagne Tour, Eiffel Tower, country roads, castles, history and more. It is for practically everyone! I was thinking of going on a...

My wife and I have taken two European trips (Italy and Spain/Portugal) with Rick Steve's tours. Italy was great but the guided Spain trip had some disappointments. We're looking into Paris and the French countryside for 10 to 15 days and wondering...